long run
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Although he understood Opel's need to remain competitive globally, he worried that a strategy of cutting German engineering expertise could eventually "come back to haunt them in the long run".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Some advisers say it can work out the same in the long run whether you start taking your benefits at 62 or at 70 — it all depends on how long you live.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
After a long run, nothing was better than Diet Coke straight from the freezer, the soda feathered with slivers of ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
That might make the team better in the long run, but almost certainly not next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
But a big qualifier must be added to this sentence: “in the long run and over large areas.”
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
